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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

Georgia rates for HCPCS 31624

During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis. This technique, called lavage, samples a broader area than brushing or simple washing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$3,353

Typical total for the visit. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,353 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$263$145 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,380 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,457Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $5 to $550
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $263

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 11.1 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Georgia· 13th of 51

$3,353

$263 physician + $3,090 facility

CA $5,853MD $525

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.